Getting Help

Your work on the homeworks and the labs for this course should be
completed on your own, following the
Collaboration Policy. However,
you are encouraged to ask lots of questions about the material when
you get stuck. Please ask your instructor, graduate TAs,
undergraduate lab programming mentors, and fellow classmates for
help.

Don't be shy or worried if you can't always figure things out all
on your own. Please ask for help. We're happy to give
you hints, programming tips, and guide you through debugging.

Programming Advice from the TAs
Helpful hints about problem solving, debugging, compiling, C++, and
good programming & commenting style. This advice will help you program and debug
effectively and efficiently and ensure you earn maximum credit for your hard work.

RPI LMS Discussion

Post your questions about homework and general questions on the course
discussions page. The TAs, instructor, and other students will help
answer your questions. Be sure not to post partial or full solutions
to the lab or homework problems when asking your questions or answering
a classmate's question. Posting a line or
two of code that is causing a compiler syntax error is ok.

If you registered at least a week before the first day of classes,
you should be automatically added to the course LMS database. You
will use your RPI RCS username & password to log in to LMS. Contact
the instructor if you cannot access the Data Structures LMS website.
Include your RCS username with the request so you can be added.

Instructor & TA Office Hours

A very important resource for help outside of class are the instructor
and TA office hours. You may attend the office hours of any other TA
(not just your lab TA) for questions about the course material or the
homework. If you have questions about the grading of your homework,
please see the TA who graded your assignment during their regular
office hours or make an appointment.

Weekly Office Hours Schedule Office hours get very busy as the deadline approaches. Start the
homework early and take advantage of the less crowded office hours
early in the week.

Instructor & TA Contact Information
Short questions over email are ok. But please come see us in person for more involved questions. Please do not email your homework assignment to the instructor or TAs. We can login and view your submitted homework files if you encounter a problem at submission time and have a short question related to homework submission.

Additional Tutoring

In addition to the Instructor and TA Office Hours for the course, you
may also want to check out: